| A | B |
| By being rich, (I can buy a lot). | En étant riche, (je peux beaucoup acheter). |
| By being cold, (he has difficulty writing). | En ayant froid, (il le trouve difficile d'écrire). |
| By having a headache, (she got sick). | En ayant mal à la tête, (elle est tombée malade). |
| By knowing the truth, (we can help you). | En sachant la vérité, (nous pouvons t'aider). |
| While finishing my homework, (I saw mistakes in the book). | En finissant mes devoirs, (j'ai vu des fautes dans le livre. |
| (I called you) while I was studying. | (Je t'ai appelé) en étudiant. |
| By eating vegetables, (you grow). | En mangeant les legumes, (on grandit). |
| (I learned a lot of French) by travelling to Europe. | (J'ai appris beaucoup de français) en voyageant en Europe. |
| (I stay in good shape) by jogging. | (Je reste en bonne forme) en faisant du jogging. |
| (They learn a lot) by seeing a lot of movies. | (Ils apprennent beaucoup en) voyant beaucoup de films. |
| By starting at noon, we were able to finish before dinner. | En commençant à midi, nous pouvions finir avant le dîner. |
| (He saw us) while he was waiting for the bus. | (Il nous a vu[e]s) en attendant le bus. |
| (By going out with them), we had fun. | En sortant avec eux, (nous nous sommes amusés). |
| (He became strong) by drinking milk. | (Il est devenu costaud) en buvant du lait. |
| (He sends text messages) while driving his car. | (Il envoie les SMS) en conduisant sa voiture. |
| (He can help us) by telling us what happened. | (Il peut nous aider) en nous disant ce qui s'est passé. |
| (We inform him) by writing letters to him. | Nous l'informons) en lui écrivant des lettres. |
| (You'll have fun) by coming to my house. | (Tu t'amuseras) en venant chez moi. |
| By reading these letters (you will learn the truth). | En lisant ces lettres, tu apprendras la vérité. |
| By waking up early, he arrives early. | En se réveillant tôt, (il arrive tôt). |
| While painting the house, (he fell). | En peignant la maison, (il est tombé.) |
| By being able to speak French, (you could find a good job). | En pouvant parler français, (tu pourrais trouver un bon job). |
| While eating breakfast, she threw up. | En prenant le petit déjeuner, elle a vomi. |
| By waking up early, we arrive early. | En nous réveillant tôt, (nous arrivons tôt). |
| By waking up early, I arrive early. | En me réveillant tôt, (j'arrive tôt). |
| While shaving yesterday, (he cut himself). | En se rasant hier, il s'est coupé. |
| While shaving yesterday, (I cut myself). | En me rasant hier, je me suis coupé[e]. |
| While shaving yesterday, (you (s.) cut yourself)? | En te rasant hier, il tu t'es coupé[e]? |
| While shaving yesterday, (she cut herself). | En se rasant hier, elle s'est coupée. |
| While having fun, she fell. | En s'amusant, elle est tombée. |
| While having fun, we fell. | En nous amusant, nous sommes tombé[e]s. |
| While having fun, they fell. | En s'amusant, ils sont tombés. |